C1830. Engraving with hand-colouring. C1830. 135mm by 220mm (sheet). From Giulio Ferrario's "Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni", vol. VIII (Asia), edited by Vincenzo Batelli, Florence. A couple of light waterstains."
1818. Soft ground etching. 1818. 225mm by 160mm (platemark). 'Giuseppe Michele Montgolfier' Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740 – 1810) with his brother Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (1745 – 1799) were the inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. Italian portrait engraving from 'Serie di vite e ritratti de' famosi personaggi degli ultimi.....
1818. Copper-line engraving. 1818. 215mm by 155mm (platemark). Italian engraving of Captain James Cook. From 'Serie di Vite e Ritratti de Famosi Personaggi degli ultimi tempi' published in Milan 1815-1819. One small spot in top margin. Light waterstain at the bottom of the sheet, well below the platemark. Faint movement.....